Anti-Israel Propaganda - Now, in US Elementary Schools

The trickle-down effect: Palestinian with terror links speaks to third graders in Ithaca, NY about 'Israeli oppression.'
by Tova Dvorin

Infamous Palestinian Arab "activist" Bassem Tamimi spoke at an Ithaca, NY elementary school on Friday to present to third-graders a presentation on the "suffering" of Palestinian Arab children in Israel.

Tamimi's visit to Beverly J. Martin Elementary was arranged via anti-Israel activist Ariel Gold, the current head of the North American branch of Sabeel International - an anti-Israel Christian organization actively working to skew Christian dominations toward divestment resolutions against the Jewish state.

Gold and Tamimi met in late 2014, during the former's visit to the Palestinian Authority (PA) town of Bil'in; she has since then become Tamimi's official agent for international trips to hawk anti-Israel propaganda. Gold proudly posted a photo from his visit to the school on Facebook.

Tamimi is infamous for using his young children as props in anti-IDF media films; he was convicted in 2012 for orchestrating rock-throwing attacks from the rooftops of the Arab settlement of Nabi Saleh.

One of his relatives, Ahlan Tamimi, escorted one of the suicide bombers for the 2001 Sbarro's bombing to the site. The attack at the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem in August of 2001 was one of the deadliest terror attacks in Israel’s history, and it took place during the Second Intifada, also known as the Oslo War. 15 people were killed in the Sbarro attack, including five members of the Schijveschuurder family from the community of Neria in Binyamin.

Ahlam Tamimi has been filmed expressing her pleasure over her role in killing innocent Jews during the attack, and has been hailed as a Palestinian hero - even moreso after being released as part of the 2011 Gilad Shalit deal.

Beverly J. Martin has not yet responded to requests for comments on the presentation, its content, and how a controversial political figure was allowed access to young children.

Ithaca, NY has become infamous for its pro-Palestinian, and even Islamist, activities.

In March, Cornell University - which is proudly located in the otherwise lesser-known town - became the subject of scrutiny after video footage surfaced of its dean openly sanctioning an Islamic State (ISIS) and Hamas training camp on campus.

Two months later, an Ithaca co-op, GreenStar Cooperative Market, narrowly averted a resolution to adopt a boycott against Israel after being targeted by Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) activists.

More recently, the city hosted a film festival "documenting Palestinian life" just last week, and several other pro-Palestinian films are being shown in October and November.